A former Mille Lacs County sheriff's deputy who volunteered at a summer camp in Otter Tail County pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct charges and could face 33 years in prison.

Aaron Joseph Heuer of Isle pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with five victims, according to a news release from the Otter Tail County Attorney’s Office.

As part of the agreement, Heuer will also plead guilty to one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in Mille Lacs County. The plea agreement calls for a sentence of 396 months in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for May 8 in Otter Tail County District Court.

According to the criminal complaint, the first incidents took place when Heuer was volunteering as a fishing guide at Lutheran Island Camp in Henning. As part of his plea, Heuer admits that he inappropriately touched four boys ages 8-10 and instructed them to have sexual contact with him.

Additional incidents are alleged to have taken place with two of the victims on a fishing trip in Aitkin County. Investigators believe Heuer knew all of the victims prior to the incidents.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension conducted the investigation with the Mille Lacs, Otter Tail and Aitkin County sheriff’s offices and the Otter Tail, Aitkin and Stearns County attorney’s offices.

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